New course proposed 30 min south of Bandon Dunes

Pacific Gales, a project developers hope will be the area’s next world-class course, was announced recently, to be built along the ocean on a portion of a ranch located between Cape Blanco and Port Orford.

Under a best-case scenario, Russell said pre-construction on the course could start sometime next summer, with the first nine holes being built and seeded in the fall and the second nine early in 2015. If that happens, the course could hold its grand opening in 2016.